How do I include the source line number in the trace message prefix?

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WPP automatically records data about each trace message, much of which is not displayed by default. This data includes the function name, file name, source line number, component name, subcomponent name, and trace level of the trace message.

To display this information in the trace message prefix that precedes each trace message, add the predefined prefix variables to the %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX% environment variable. Tracefmt and other trace consumers use %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX% when formatting trace messages.

For example, to add the component name, function name, file name, and line number to the trace message prefix, add the following variables to the value of %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX%:

%!COMPNAME!Adds the component name.

%!FUNC!Adds the function name.

%2Adds the name of the source file and the line number of the trace statement.

The %2 variable returns the following string:

filename_NNN

where the dot (.) in the file name is replaced by an underscore (_) and NNN is the line number.

The following sample SET statement adds the %!COMPNAME, %!FUNC! and %2 variables to the default value of %TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX%. The !s! subparameter specifies that the value of %2 is formatted as a string. The added variables are shown in bold text.

set TRACE_FORMAT_PREFIX="[%9!d!]%8!04X!.%3!04X!::%4!s! [%1!s!](%!COMPNAME!:%!FUNC!:%2!s!)"

The resulting prefix has the following format. The new elements are shown in parentheses.